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Wetpixel and Dive Photo Guide’s Our World Underwater photo contest is approaching its final deadline for entries. The contest is one of the biggest and most respected underwater imaging competitions in the world, and the winners will share in over $10,000 worth of prizes. If you haven’t yet submitted your entries, now is the time to do so! The deadline for entries is 6 February.

Canon has posted a video of a prototype of the new EOS 1D X Mark II camera being tested by Abraham Joffe while filming orcas and humpback whales in Norway earlier in 2016. If you watch carefully, you may well notice a cameo by Wetpixel Publisher Eric Cheng.

Nikon Professional Services UK held their first launch event for the new D5 and D500 SLR cameras in Manchester, UK yesterday. Wetpixel was on hand to take some pictures of the new cameras and to report on the event.

The BigPicture Natural World Photography Contest is calling for entries. There are numerous categories, including one for “Aquatic Life” and a portfolio contest on Coral Reefs. Entries are open now, and close on 31 March. There is a a discounted entry fee available until 14 February.

The BOOT show is the world’s largest watersports show. Among the 14 giant halls that the show occupies at Messe Dusseldorf, Germany, is hall 3, which plays host to the scuba diving industry. Further tucked into this space are exhibitors showing underwater imaging gear. Check out Wetpixel’s live reports from the event.

According to Canon Rumors, Canon has announced the EOS-1D X Mark II SLR camera. It has a 20.2MP sensor, with an ISO range of 100 to 51200. The autofocus features 61 points and Canon’s Dual Pixel CMOS AF and Movie Servo AF. Video is available at 4K (4096 x 2160) at up to 60 fps.

Konrad Malek has shared a dramatic underwater shot of a diver in The Pit Cenote in Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico on Wetpixel’s Facebook page. The photo got a lot of positive feedback and was shared over 100 times. So we asked Konrad to share with us how he got the shot.

The 300-foot mega yacht of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, MV Tatoosh, reportedly dragged its anchor and destroyed 80 percent of a protected reef in the Cayman Islands. The reef, known as the West Bay Replenishment Zone, has been protected for 30 years.